 What is your name?

 Where are you from?

Where You Live Now and Your Home Country

 Is it easy to meet new people where you live?

 What's the best place to spend a free afternoon in your town?

 How expensive is it to go out in the evening where you live?

 Could you tell me something about the area where you grew up?

 Could you describe your family home to me?

 What’s the most interesting place you’ve visited near ….?

 Is there anything you would like to learn about your country?

 Which area of your country would you like to get to know better?

 What do you like about living there?

 Tell us about a festival or celebration in your home country.

Personal Experience

 Do you enjoy buying presents for people? (Is it ever difficult to buy for
someone?)

 What was the best present you received recently? (Who gave it to you?)

 What's your favourite time of year? (Why?)

 Do you think you will always have the same friends? (Why?/Why not?)

Daily Life

 Is your weekday routine different from your weekend routine? (In what
ways?)

 What do you look forward to at the end of the day?

 Tell us about a day you’ve really enjoyed recently.

 Are you planning to do anything special this weekend?

 How much time do you spend at home?

 Do you like cooking?

 What’s your favourite food?

 What’s your favourite day of the week?

 What’s your favourite part of the day?

 Which time of year is your favourite?

Media

 How much TV do you watch?

 What kind of programmes do you not enjoy?

 Do you buy magazines or newspapers regularly? (Why?/Why not?)

 Do you ever go to concerts?

 How important is TV to you?

 How much TV do you watch in a week?

 Do you like the same TV programmes as your parents?

 Tell us about a TV programme you've seen recently.

 How often do you read newspapers?

 Do you like going to the cinema?

 Tell me about your favourite film star.

 Tell us about a film you really like.

Education and Work

 Do you think you will use English a lot  in the future? (In what ways?)

 What other languages would you like to learn?

 Do you use the internet to learn new things?

 Do you prefer working on your own or with other people?

 What do you think would be the most interesting job to do?

 What were the most important things you learned at primary school?

 Would you prefer to work for a big or small company?

 What kind of work would you really like to do in the future?

 Are you happier doing mental or physical work?

 Can you remember your first English lessons?

Sports

 Are you interested in sport?

 Is there a sport or hobby you enjoy doing?

 Is there a sport you’d really like to try?

 What sports do people play most in your country?

 How much exercise do you take each week?

 Do you like to be physically active or do you prefer relaxing?

 When did you last play sport? (What was it?)

Travel and Holidays

 What is your favourite place for a holiday? (Why?)

 What do you enjoy doing on holiday?

 Which country would you most like to visit? (Why?)

 Do you prefer going on holiday in a small group or a large group? (Why?)

 Where would you most like to go on holiday in future?

 Do you prefer traveling by train or plane?

 Do you plan your holidays or decide everything spontaneously?

 Have you ever used English while traveling?

 Is there a good public transport system in your country?

Family and Friends

 Who are the most important people in your life?

 Who do you spend your free time with

 Have you done anything interesting with your friends recently?

 Who are you most like in your family?

 Do you and your friends share the same ideas?

 Tell me about your best friend.

 Tell me about a good friend of yours.

 Do you normally go out with family or friends?

 Tell me a little about your family.

The Future

 Is there anything you'd love to be able to do in the future?

 Do you plan to study anything in the future?

 What are you going to do this weekend?

 Are you going to do anything special this weekend?

 Do you think computers will replace newspapers and TV in the future?

 Which country would you most like to visit in the future?

 Do you think you'll go there one day?

Leisure Time

 Do you spend most of your free time on your own or with friends? (what do
you usually do?)

 Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time? (Why?)

 Are you an active person in your free time?

 What sort of things do you do in your free time?

 When did you last play sport? (What was it?)

 How much time do you spend at home nowadays?

 Do you have a favourite newspaper or magazine?

 Tell us about a TV programme you’ve seen recently?

 What’s the difference between reading the news in the newspaper and
watching it on TV?

 Who do you spend your free time with?

 Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?

 What do you most enjoy doing when you're at home?

 Is your routine at weekends different from your daily routine?

 What do you spend your time doing?

 Do you enjoy reading?

 What sort of books do you read?

 Does anyone you know have an interesting hobby?

Science and technology

 How much do you use the Internet?

 Do you enjoy playing computer games? (Why?/Why not?)

 Do you enjoy playing computer games?

 What do you use the internet for?

 Do you ever listen to the radio?

Likes and Dislikes

 What's your favourite part of the day?  (Why?)

 Do you enjoy shopping? (What sort of things do you not enjoy buying?)

 What kind of music do you listen to? (When do you listen to music?)

 Do you enjoy watching films? (Tell us about a film you've enjoyed recently.)

 Do you enjoy playing computer games? (Why?/Why not?)

 Do you enjoy going to the parties? (Why?/Why not?)

 Do you like listening to music?

 Where do you like listening to music?